Improvement in Light Output of Ultraviolet Light-Emitting Diodes with Patterned Double-Layer ITO by Laser Direct Writing
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Zhao, J.; Ding, X.; Miao, J.; Hu, J.; Wan, H.; Zhou, S. Improvement in Light Output of Ultraviolet Light-Emitting Diodes with Patterned Double-Layer ITO by Laser Direct Writing. Nanomaterials 2019, 9, 203. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9020203
Zhao J, Ding X, Miao J, Hu J, Wan H, Zhou S. Improvement in Light Output of Ultraviolet Light-Emitting Diodes with Patterned Double-Layer ITO by Laser Direct Writing. Nanomaterials. 2019; 9(2):203. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9020203
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhao, Jie, Xinghuo Ding, Jiahao Miao, Jinfeng Hu, Hui Wan, and Shengjun Zhou. 2019. "Improvement in Light Output of Ultraviolet Light-Emitting Diodes with Patterned Double-Layer ITO by Laser Direct Writing" Nanomaterials 9, no. 2: 203. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9020203